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Working With Education & Nurturing Future Talent

With GEMX we will connect you directly to the companies who are currently blazing a trail in the engineering and manufacturing sector. We’ll help you develop the skills and mindset to fulfil your personal potential and build an outstanding career. We’re passionate about supporting young people on their journey into industry – developing the skills and resilience it takes to get their foot in the door, and prepare them for a successful and exciting engineering career with a salary to match.

GEMX Support For Education & Students

Education

There are many excellent resources and groups in the North West. At GEMX, we’re determined not to replicate this support but to act as a funnel where schools and young people can come to us and find what they need.

GEMX will provide a pipeline of communication between education and industry by providing a first point of contact. We’ll signpost facilities and build relationships between schools and industry. Encouraging this kind of open communication will ensure that GEMX is helping education and industry to understand what is needed.

Students

Do you want to make a difference to the world? Do you enjoy applying maths to real world scenarios? Are you interested in a job that improves health, happiness and safety. Then you’re in the right place. There is so much opportunity within the engineering and manufacturing sector. From welding to wing designing, explore career progression pathways, opportunities to train on the job and even travel.

At GEMX we want to create a work environment that new generations will find exciting, well-paid, rewarding and comes with superb career prospects.

We want to support them develop in-demand skills like creativity, problem-solving, great communication, teamwork and focus. Most of all, we want to ensure the successful and diverse range of companies in our region continue to thrive and grow so they can offer our young people a reason to stay in he North West and build a happy and purposeful life.

Here are just some of the ways we can help:

Teacher CPD – Industry Presentations
Curriculum support
Project-based learning
After-school activities
Regional competitions & sponsorship
Real life and local case studies
Provision of equipment
Site visits
CPD for teachers
Placements
Summer jobs
Ambassador Programme
GEMX @ School
GEMX Roadshow
Careers Occupational Information – DfE

Find out about:

Apprenticeships
Placements
Sponsorships
Summer jobs
Work experience

Remember – engineers are natural born problem solvers, and your skills will always be in demand.

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GEMX Engineering & Manufacturing Companies

From sausage rolls to circuit boards, the profile of our membership is growing all the time. There has never been a better moment to get involved. Drop us an email at joanne@gemx.uk and find out what GEMX can do for you.

Education Routes

There are lots of different ways to build a career. Some are well known, some less so, but they are all equally valuable. When considering these different pathways it’s worthwhile thinking about your own needs and learning preferences.

Here are some general differences between vocational and academic routes. Neither is more right than the other, they simply represent different approaches to progressing your career.

Vocational